Glavine could be out for the season

[wayne1218]

According to ESPN he could have blood clot issues in his pitching arm and they said that leaves Steve Trachsel as the teams ACE!

You can win the division by 30 games but when the playoffs start it means NOTHING. The Mets season might actually be just about OVER!!!

[TMAC951]

I agree.. Say hello to the World Series LA Dodgers..

[birdog]

Hahahaha I Love it GO DODGERS

[moondog22]

Mets will still be tough

[BettorsChat]

great I was hoping he could get some more wins so he could get closer to the 300 mark so he would be a lock for the HOF.

[Kaptain]

Tmac

I agree.. Say hello to the World Series LA Dodgers..

Might just be the Cards----know what I mean Verne......

also can't count out the Reds, D Backs, or even Padres......(or Mets)

I still think it's the Cards and Tigers in WS....IMO---kapt

[savage1]

I agree.. Say hello to the World Series LA Dodgers..

Well if Mets play Dodgers in the playoffs, at least Grady Little won't be able to pull Pedro once again at the wrong time.

[Three Jack]

Hahahaha I Love it GO DODGERS

It is unfortunate when people are glad to see injuries to other teams to benefit their own, especially when it could be a career ender. But some people have no class.

If he is in fact out for the season, stick a fork in them. I question whether they have enough to win in a short season with a healthy Glavine, but it would be very difficult to win without him.

[TMAC951]

Well if Mets play Dodgers in the playoffs, at least Grady Little won't be able to pull Pedro once again at the wrong time.

Yeah you do have a point there lmao!!

[Three Jack]

I know this will be disappointing to some but the NY Post is reporting that he is ok and will pitch sometime next week.

[CheechB03]

TOM'S TERRIFIC

By MARK HALE

August 22, 2006 -- EXCLUSIVE Tom Glavine will be taking the mound again.

A source told The Post last night that the Mets' All-Star left-hander - feared done for the season, maybe even for his career with a possible blood clot in his pitching shoulder - underwent an angiogram yesterday and will not require surgery.

The source said Glavine could be pitching sometime next week.

Glavine, whom the source said is expected to be treated with medication, had been feeling a coldness in his left ring finger. The southpaw said on Sunday that if he needed surgery, he might not be on a mound again in 2006. If there were no operation, he said, he might be able to return quickly.

The source did not specify the cause of Glavine's problem.

Glavine's news indicates that the Mets could possibly have both him and Pedro Martinez slotted into the rotation next week. Martinez is on the DL with a strained right calf but is eligible to come off next Wednesday.

Sunday, Glavine addressed his situation, saying "everything feels great."

"Basically, what they are telling them is that there is something in my artery that concerns them. At this time, we don't know exactly what it is and we are not going to know until I get the angiogram done. Once that's done, we will have a much clearer understanding of what is going on," Glavine said.

Added the pitcher, "For me, personally, you get scared. You start worrying about the rest of your career and if there is going to be one."

Glavine's agent, Gregg Clifton, declined to comment on the news about Glavine's health last night.

Glavine is tied for the Mets' team lead in wins this season with 12, but maybe more significantly, he also has started more games that the Mets have won than any other pitcher on the team. The Mets are 19-7 in Glavine's 26 starts.

Steve Trachsel is tied with Glavine with 12 wins, but not only does he have a worse ERA but the team is a little worse percentage-wise in Trachsel's starts (17-7 in his 24 games). As for Pedro Martinez, the Mets are 11-9 in their ace's 20 starts this season. They're 9-6 with Orlando Hernandez on the mound.

With Glavine potentially on the hill for the Mets next week, the importance of a replacement is obviously not as integral. That being said, two Met minor-league starters - Oliver Perez and Brian Bannister - had strong outings this past weekend for Triple-A Norfolk against Charlotte.

On Friday, Perez permitted only one hit over seven shutout innings (he walked two and struck out 11), and Charlotte manager Razor Shines said yesterday that the former Pirate left-hander "could have easily no-hit our ballclub."

"Threw the ball in and out. We didn't know he could command like he did. He commanded the ball well," Shines told The Post yesterday.

Bannister, who faced Charlotte on Sunday, gave up one run on six hits in six innings. He struck out five.

"He did a better job at keeping us off balance. It wasn't his velocity [Sunday] night. It was more his command," Shines said.

[Udog]

I just got it from inside the Mets org. It's official. Glavine is cleared. The reports are accurate. He will make his next start.

[rented mule]

This is great news. I was worried that he might have rhinovirus.